2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirty-ninth year head coach Harry Perretta, played their games at The Pavilion and are members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 11–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Princeton, Drexel and James Madison in the first, second and third rounds, Indiana in the quarterfinals before losing to Michigan in the semifinals.

2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Semifinals
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–15 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach	Harry Perretta (39th season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Mullaney Laura Kurz Shanette Lee
Home arena	The Pavilion
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big East Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 DePaul*	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
Creighton	16	–	2		.889			24	–	8		.750
Marquette†	13	–	5		.722			25	–	8		.758
St. John's	11	–	7		.611			22	–	12		.647
Villanova	11	–	7		.611			20	–	14		.588
Georgetown	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
Providence	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Xavier	4	–	14		.222			12	–	18		.400
Seton Hall	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
Butler	2	–	16		.111			6	–	25		.194
† 2017 Big East tournament winner * Tournament #1 seed As of March 29, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2016–17 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Cameron Onken 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Lafayette Central Catholic Lafayette, IN F 1 Bridget Herlihy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Braintree Braintree, MA G 2 Alex Louin (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mount St. Joseph Academy Doylestown, PA G 4 Karlie Crispin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Pitman Pitman, NJ G 10 Raven James 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr St. Paul VI Upper Marlboro, MD G 11 Jordan Dillard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Decatur Conyers, GA C 12 Megan Quinn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Episcopal Academy Berwyn, PA F 14 Brianna Herlihy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Braintree Braintree, MA G/F 21 Jannah Tucker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr New Town Baltimore, MD G 24 Nicolette Juliana 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bishop Shanahan West Chester, PA F 30 Mary Gedaka 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Gloucester Catholic Mullica Hill, NJ G 31 Adrianna Hahn 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Ursuline Academy Wilmington, DE F 32 Samantha Wilkes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Immaculate Heart Academy Fair Lawn, NJ G 45 Grace Stant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Rumson Fair Haven Fair Haven, NJ	Head coach Harry Perretta (Lycoming) Assistant coach(es) Joe Mullaney (Providence) Laura Kurz (Villanova) Shanette Lee (Villanova) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016* 7:00 pm		at East Stroudsburg	W 78–52		Koehler Fieldhouse (850) East Stroudsburg, PA
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:30 pm		vs. No. 10 Mississippi State Maine Tip-Off Tournament semifinals	L 62–108	0–1	Cross Insurance Center (2,416) Bangor, ME
11/12/2016* 5:00 pm		vs. Purdue Maine Tip-Off Tournament 3rd place game	W 58–44	1–1	Cross Insurance Center  Bangor, ME
11/20/2016* 1:00 pm		George Washington	L 69–72	1–2	The Pavilion (735) Villanova, PA
11/24/2016* 4:45 pm		vs. Troy San Juan Shootout	L 85–93	1–3	Ocean Center  Dayton Beach, FL
11/25/2016* 2:30 pm		vs. VCU San Juan Shootout	L 66–68	1–4	Ocean Center  Dayton Beach, FL
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		La Salle	W 52–49	2–4	The Pavilion (801) Villanova, PA
12/03/2016* 4:00 pm		at Saint Joseph's	W 62–54	3–4	Hagan Arena (1,243) Philadelphia, PA
12/05/2016* 7:00 pm		Lehigh	W 59–37	4–4	The Pavilion (509) Villanova, PA
12/10/2016* 1:00 pm		Temple	L 48–83	4–5	The Pavilion (441) Villanova, PA
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at No. 17 Duke	L 50–68	4–6	Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,377) Durham, NC
12/28/2016 12:00 pm, WPHL		Marquette	L 71–77	4–7 (0–1)	The Pavilion (509) Villanova, PA
12/30/2016 7:00 pm, BEDN		DePaul	L 50–80	4–8 (0–2)	The Pavilion (635) Villanova, PA
01/04/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		Georgetown	W 71–50	5–8 (1–2)	The Pavilion (435) Villanova, PA
01/08/2017 2:00 pm, FS1		at Providence	W 64–59	6–8 (2–2)	Alumni Hall (564) Providence, RI
01/10/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN		at Creighton	L 46–60	6–9 (2–3)	D. J. Sokol Arena (707) Omaha, NE
01/13/2017 11:30 am, BEDN		Seton Hall	W 69–52	7–9 (3–3)	The Pavilion (2,109) Villanova, PA
01/15/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		St. John's	W 55–50	8–9 (4–3)	The Pavilion (909) Villanova, PA
01/18/2017* 7:00 pm		at Penn	W 60–48	9–9	Palestra (575) Philadelphia, PA
01/20/2017 7:00 pm, BEDN		at Butler	W 70–69 OT	10–9 (5–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (603) Indianapolis, IN
01/22/2017 5:00 pm, BEDN		at Xavier	W 72–49	11–9 (6–3)	Cintas Center (1,016) Cincinnati, OH
01/28/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		at Georgetown	L 49–53	11–10 (6–4)	McDonough Gymnasium (1,311) Washington, D.C.
02/03/2017 7:00 pm, FS2		Creighton	L 44–47	11–11 (6–5)	The Pavilion (1,101) Villanova, PA
02/05/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		Providence	W 61–43	12–11 (7–5)	The Pavilion (1,309) Villanova, PA
02/10/2017 8:00 pm, FS1		at St. John's	W 66–56	13–11 (8–5)	Carnesecca Arena  Queens, NY
02/12/2017 2:00 pm, BEDN		at Seton Hall	W 87–52	14–11 (9–5)	Walsh Gymnasium (1,087) South Orange, NJ
02/17/2017 7:00 pm, FS1		Xavier	W 76–71 2OT	15–11 (10–5)	The Pavilion (1,019) Villanova, PA
02/19/2017 1:00 pm, BEDN		Butler	W 61–58 OT	16–11 (11–5)	The Pavilion (1,041) Villanova, PA
02/24/2017 8:00 pm, BEDN		at No. 19 DePaul	L 50–77	16–12 (11–6)	McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,368) Chicago, IL
02/26/2017 3:00 pm, BEDN		at Marquette	L 53–62	16–13 (11–7)	Al McGuire Center (1,614) Milwaukee, WI
Big East Women's Tournament
03/05/2017 9:30 pm, FS2		vs. St. John's Quarterfinals	L 40–56	16–14	Al McGuire Center (1,922) Milwaukee, WI
WNIT
03/17/2017* 6:00 pm		at Princeton First Round	W 59–53	17–14	Jadwin Gymnasium (514) Princeton, NJ
03/19/2017* 2:00 pm		at Drexel Second Round	W 56–51	18–14	Daskalakis Athletic Center (599) Philadelphia, PA
03/23/2017* 7:00 pm		at James Madison Third Round	W 69–67 OT	19–14	JMU Convocation Center (1,712) Harrisonburg, VA
03/26/2017* 2:00 pm		at Indiana Quarterfinals	W 69–57	20–14	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (4,770) Bloomington, IN
03/29/2017* 7:00 pm		at Michigan Semifinals	L 61–65	20–15	Crisler Center (1,467) Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

References

1. "Villanova Women's Basketball Official Schedule - Villanova University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2016.